Carter's Inc. (CRI): Today's Featured Consumer Non-Durables Winner

Carter's was a winner within the consumer non-durables industry, rising 65 cents (1.1%) to $58.25 on average volume.

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Carter's ( CRI) pushed the Consumer Non-Durables industry higher today making it today's featured consumer non-durables winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.4%. By the end of trading, Carter's rose 65 cents (1.1%) to $58.25 on average volume. Throughout the day, 974,823 shares of Carter's exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 781,100 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $57.01-$58.31 after having opened the day at $57.69 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $57.60. Other companies within the Consumer Non-Durables industry that increased today were: China Shengda Packaging Group ( CPGI), up 6.4%, PH Glatfelter Company ( GLT), up 5%, Zuoan Fashion ( ZA), up 4.7%, and Exceed Company ( EDS), up 4.3%.

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Carter's, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, sources, and markets branded children's wear. The company provides its products under the Carter's, Child of Mine, Just One You, Precious Firsts, OshKosh, and other brands. Carter's has a market cap of $3.42 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 21.4, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 3.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are two analysts that rate Carter's a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and four rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Carter's as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and reasonable valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.